Trump has been nominated for Nobel Peace Prize earlier, experts doubt chances

US President Donald Trumps bid to win the Nobel Peace Prize has drawn added attention to the annual guessing game over who its next laureate will beLongtime Nobel watchers say Trumps prospects remain remote despite a flurry of highprofile nominations and some notable foreign policy interventions for which he has taken personal creditExperts say the Norwegian Nobel Committee typically focuses on the durability of peace the promotion of international fraternity and the quiet work of institutions that strengthen those goalsTrumps own record might even work against him they said citing his apparent disdain for multilateral institutions and his disregard for global climate change concernsStill the US leader has repeatedly sought the Nobel spotlight since his first term most recently telling United Nations delegates late last month everyone says that I should get the Nobel Peace PrizeA person cannot nominate themselvesPublic lobbying campaigns but a private committee decisionTrumps boasts and previous highprofile nominations make him the blockbuster name on the list of bookmakers favourites But its unclear whether his name comes up in conversation when the fivemember Nobel committee appointed by Norways parliament meets behind closed doorsTrump has been nominated several times by people within the US as well as politicians abroad since 2018 His name also was put forward in December by US Rep Claudia Tenney RNY her office said in a statement for his brokering of the Abraham Accords which normalised relations between Israel and several Arab states in 2020Nominations made this year from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Pakistans government occurred after the February 1 deadline for the 2025 awardTrump has said repeatedly that he deserves the prize and claims to have ended seven wars Last week he teased the possibility of ending an eighth war if Israel and Hamas agree to his peace plan aimed at concluding the nearly twoyear war in GazaNobodys ever done that he told a gathering of military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia Will you get the Nobel Prize Absolutely not Theyll give it to some guy that didnt do a damn thingIsrael and Hamas have since agreed to the first phase of the peace plan for Gaza paving the way for a pause in the fighting and the release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas in exchange for Palestinian prisonersIn the early hours of Thursday families of hostages and their supporters started chanting Nobel prize to Trump as they gathered in Tel Avivs hostages squareSustained peace efforts prioritised over quick winsNobel veterans say the committee prioritises sustained multilateral efforts over quick diplomatic wins Theo Zenou a historian and research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society said Trumps efforts have not yet been proven to be longlastingTheres a huge difference between getting fighting to stop in the short term and resolving the root causes of the conflict Zenou saidZenou also highlighted Trumps dismissive stance on climate change as outofstep with what many including the Nobel committee see as the planets greatest longterm peace challengeI dont think they would award the most prestigious prize in the world to someone who does not believe in climate change Zenou said When you look at previous winners who have been bridgebuilders embodied international cooperation and reconciliation These are not words we associate with Donald TrumpAvoiding political pressureThe Nobel committee was met with fierce criticism in 2009 for giving thenUS President Barack Obama the prize barely nine months into his first term Many argued Obama had not been in office long enough to have an impact worthy of the NobelAnd Trumps own outspokenness about possibly winning the award might work against him The committee wont want to be seen as caving in to political pressure said Nina Graeligger director of the Peace Research Institute OsloTrumps prospects for the prize this year are a long shot she said His rhetoric does not point in a peaceful perspectiveThe Nobel announcements began with the prize in medicine on Monday and continued with physics on Tuesday and chemistry on Wednesday The literature prize is being awarded on Thursday The winner of the prize in economics will be announced on MondayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever